58  Lee Pegues
	Class: Junior Hometown: Wallace, S.C. High School: Marlboro County Height / Weight: 6-2 / 290 Position: Defensive End Experience: 2L

Career Statistics

Unselfishly agreed to lose redshirt status and be pressed into action late during his true freshman season because of an epidemic of injuries along the line ... Maturity, physical makeup and strong fundamental approach enabled move ... Fall experience and stellar spring has forced battle with Matt Milner for starting assignment at one of the defensive end positions ... Could contend for conference-level honors should development on the field and growth in strength program remain brisk ... Has already added 20 pounds to signing day weight ... Tallied two tackles during each of the first two spring scrimmages (April 2 and April 9) adding a solo stop in the Purple-Gold Game on April 16.

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: Played in five games after having redshirt removed prior to the Navy game due to injury-caused depth issues along the defensive line ... Served as a reserve defensive end and picked up 11 tackles with six solo hits ... Also recorded a quarterback hurry, in the fourth quarter against SMU, forcing a Kyle Padron incompletion ... Tied personal best with four tackles, three in the fourth quarter, at Rice ... Credited with season-high three solo hits against the Owls ... Made East Carolina debut against the Midshipmen, booking a career-high four tackles, three assists.

High School: A four-year starter who was a three-time all-region selection ... Was credited with 90 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior ... Helped Marlboro County and head coach Dean Boyd to a 13-1 record, falling just one game short of reaching the state (AAA) title game ... Selected to play in the 2009 South Carolina North-South All-Star Game ... Named to the High School Sports Report AAA All-State Team in 2009 ... Rated by scout.com as the 34th-best prospect in South Carolina ... Made 112 tackles, 20 tackles for a lost yardage, 10 sacks and one interception during junior season, in which the Bulldogs fell in the state semifinals to Myrtle Beach in what many consider to be the best game in county history ... Reportedly owns a bench press of 400 pounds, a squat of more than 500 and a power-clean lift of 300 ... Finished second in the Armed Forces Classic (weight lifting event) in his age division ... Played for former Pirate receiver Mitchell Galloway, who is a volunteer assistant coach on the Marlboro staff.

Personal: Full name is Lee Morris Pegues ... Born July 13, 1991 ... Undecided on a college major.